Biography
Khristian G. Parker is General Counsel for Teamsters Local Union No. 705. Ms. Parker is the first African-American and the second woman to serve as general counsel in Local 705’s 100-plus year history. Her role is to create and execute the union’s legal strategies, advise the local’s Executive Board regarding the day-to-day administration of the local. Ms. Parker also represents the local in litigation matters in federal and state court, and in front of administrative agencies such as the NLRB, EEOC, ILRB, IDES, and IDHR; and represent the local and membership in grievance arbitrations. Prior to her current position, Ms. Parker was a staff specialist attorney for the Illinois Nurses Association. Additionally, she worked as a judicial extern for the Honorable Mark J. Lopez, Circuit Court of Cook County, the INA, and the Cook County Public Defenders’ Office. Ms. Parker is a member of the Cook County Bar Association, the Union Lawyer Alliance of the AFL-CIO, the Institute for Law in the Workplace. Additionally, she sits on the Board for the Hyde Park Parent Cooperative Learning Center and the Alumni Council at Northern Illinois University College of Law.